David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon. The two young men are fierce rivals, since both are prospective heirs to the throne and only one can be successful. During a hunting expedition, Adonijah challenges his younger brother Solomon to a chariot race. While Solomon, though brave, still retains a modicum of caution, the daredevil Adonijah is eager to win at all costs -- and loses control of his chariot. Solomon takes the seriously injured Adonijah back to Jerusalem. On the way there they meet the attractive Abishag, who despite her youth is versed in the use of healing herbs. She actually succeeds in helping the prince. Adonijah falls in love with Abishag -- but Bathsheba arranges things so that she works for David, hoping that her youth, her beauty and her healing powers will soothe the old king's suffering. Several members of the influential priesthood and also the respected army general Joab, who served David loyally for many years, support Adonijah's claim to the throne-- even though David has still not made any decision with regard to a potential successor. The battle-experienced Joab regards Solomon as an indecisive weakling, under whose leadership the kingdom would soon fall apart. When the prophet Nathan finds out about Adonijah's conspiracy he informs Bathsheba and Solomon, who urge David to take immediate action. And so it comes to pass that preparations to anoint the future king of Israel are made both at the Spring of Enrogel, where Adonijah and his men are encamped, as well as in Jerusalem. The festive procession for Adonijah has already been assembled and the people enticed with delicious delicacies to cheer him on, when the news of Solomon's coronation reaches Enrogel. The people promptly acknowledge the will of King David and stream off to Jerusalem in their hordes to greet Solomon, their future ruler. Adonijah remains behind with a handful of loyal followers. He realizes that he has lost -- for the time being. Humbly he places his life in his brother's hands. Adonijah is forgiven on one condition: that he always remains loyal to his brother Solomon. The great King David is dead, and his son Solomon has succeeded him as the rightful ruler of Israel. Adonijah now has a request to make of Bathsheba: he wants to marry Abishag. Solomon hears about this seemingly innocent wish, and recognizes it as a renewed ploy on behalf of his brother to reclaim the throne -- Adonijah's marriage to the last woman to share King David's bed would strengthen his political position considerably. Solomon knows that he has to act quickly and decisively if he is to secure his own power. He has his brother Adonijah and the latter's closest associate Joab executed. After this radical decision, Solomon withdraws to present sacrifices. In a dream the Lord appears to him and grants him the fulfillment of a wish, whatever it may be. Solomon merely asks for wisdom -- in order to become a good ruler and judge. War with Egypt is looming. To arm his kingdom against the territorial ambitions of its powerful neighbors, Solomon not only introduces several reforms but also decides to marry the daughter of the pharaoh. The Egyptian princess does not remain Solomon's only wife, however: as time goes by the king marries numerous noble women from many different countries for political and economic reasons. In this way he preserves peace for his people, and creates great prosperity. By allowing the women to continue practicing their domestic customs and religious rituals in Jerusalem as well, he comes into regular conflict with the priesthood, who see the foreign religions as endangering Israel's sole covenant with the Lord. The wisdom granted to Solomon by God becomes fully evident when the king sits in judgment. One day two harlots each claim to be mother of the same baby. Solomon's decision seems utterly cruel: he says that the child should be cut in two so that each woman receives half. Solomon can now determine who the real mother is from her reaction: she will not allow her child to be harmed. Solomon hands the child back to its true mother amid cheers of approval. One of the most important tasks handed down to Solomon by his father David is building the great Temple to house the Ark of the Covenant. It has to be larger and more magnificent than all other temples in the world, and Solomon now sets about fulfilling his father's wish. He places Jeroboam in charge of the Israelite workers as chief overseer. Seven years later, the work is completed. The expensive construction materials have been brought from far-off lands, and the people of Israel have paid exceedingly high taxes without complaint in order to finance the construction work. The Ark of the Covenant can now finally be taken to the Temple in a triumphant procession. After so many years of wandering, the Israelites' most sacred possession now has a fixed home of its own. People stream to Jerusalem from across the entire country to celebrate the great day. Abishag, now married, comes too and brings her family. Solomon has decided to mingle among the people in disguise, and he and Abishag are overjoyed when they accidentally meet again after so many years. The Temple makes Jerusalem and its king famous throughout the world. Even the dark-skinned Queen of Sheba sets off with a large retinue to visit the wise and cultivated Solomon and admire his magnificent city. The admiration turns out to be mutual: Solomon, captivated by her beauty, falls deeply in love with her. The two of them have a child, Menelik, but one day the Queen of Sheba decides to leave. She does not want Menelik to be deprived of the regal dignity awaiting him in his home country. Solomon stays behind, with a heavy heart. The king has now achieved everything he set his heart on, but with the passing of the years the wise Solomon gradually becomes a melancholy, skeptical old man who regularly questions his very existence. Material things seem to represent the only reality for him. He also refuses to adopt any kind of steady policy, especially in religious matters. With his foreign wives, Solomon sacrifices to foreign gods, and this incurs the wrath of the priesthood. The loyal Jeroboam appeals to his king's conscience, but to no avail. During one of Solomon's sorties in disguise among his people, a simple farmer reminds him of the first of the Ten Commandments revealed by the Lord to Moses: "You shall have no other gods before me." At another decisive moment, God Himself speaks to Solomon and announces the punishment for his sinfulness: the kingdom will collapse after Solomon's death. The king has grown old and weary. He has lost touch with the people of Israel, who are suffering from heavy taxation and forced labor. Solomon has treated his long-standing companion Jeroboam, to whom he entrusted the administration of the northern tribes, with murderous anger ever since a prophet predicted the division of the kingdom to him. The king no longer has the strength to change things -- he just leaves them as they are. The consequences of this become clear shortly after his death. Solomon's son and successor Rehoboam treats the country's leaders with arrogance, and provokes the division of the kingdom into two parts: the only tribe still loyal to him is that of Judah, while all the others unite under Jeroboam. The prophecy has been fulfilled. The kingdom that Solomon received from his father David, and invested with such might and magnificence, is now divided.
大多角色都纸片人既视感，尤其可有可无的裴斗娜，这还不是致命的。重点是，在道德层面制造的挑战意味，是普罗大众们情感上基本不可能接受的逻辑，为了剧情而剧情，远远逊于是枝裕和作品过往接地气的美誉。两个贩卖婴儿的惯犯同时是人情社会中的圣徒。隔着成人童话的滤镜，罪犯被无罪化，这动摇了整部影片的地基，也妨碍了原本带有锋芒的议题得到颠覆性的反思。
是枝裕和过于天真和温柔，试图延续《小偷家族》的童话：在不完美的背德者之中寻找人性的真善美，用没有血缘关系边缘人相互取暖的余烬温暖观众。这一次，掮客、妓女、杀人犯和孤儿组成的小家庭，美则美矣，但着实无法洗刷浪漫化苦难的嫌疑，特别是结尾，每个角色都做出完美正义地抉择，圆满却难以服众。“谢谢你降生于这个世界”的宣言，不是宽慰，更是让作者留下了他对性别政治和堕胎议题微妙的态度。IU很美，摩天轮戏份可能是年度最浪漫场景之一。
剧本和表演都没问题，不自然的地方是看的过程中一直觉得这应该是发生在日本的故事，镜头语言还是太是枝太日式了，虽然是东亚近邻，总觉得韩国人面对这种事不会处理得像日本人那样温和😢IU在我认知里一直是个很美丽的偶像歌手，没想到演技意外的踏实。裴女士老刑警了，余裕十足，不如干脆搞个跟李珠英的双女主探案剧，剧本让《秘密森林》的李秀妍来写就好～
不知道外國人啥感想，反正本看日劇的只想把坂元裕二的woman拍到失智臉上，出身不幸還單身帶娃只會最後帶到絕症，後續都給你想好了，就說別生了！！！！PS結局令我感到找了一群韓國人拍晨間劇
温吞水般的节奏，底层，犯罪，临时家庭，感觉就是专门为韩国市场翻拍了一遍《小偷家族》。当然剧本还是很是枝的，该温暖就温暖，该治愈就致郁，每个人物也都有其相应的独特作用。
一位叫做凯奇的中年大叔过气演员写给自己的情书，难得将中年危机拍得这么好玩儿，过程如此欢乐，充满自黑和黑色幽默，让懂的观众不断会心微笑或开怀大笑，结局还是不能免俗地回归到漂亮国家庭至上主义的主流价值观的大团圆结局上，个人觉得既然踏上了让凯奇自己演自己，还有个年轻版的虚拟自己跟自己不断对话，整部影片还可以玩得在“飞”一点，脑洞还可以再大一点，自嘲和反讽还可以再辛辣一点。总之算是近期难得一见的一部构思颇有创意、也充满致敬情怀的欢乐片。
哎现在的观众可真是难琢磨啊，没看之前还以为是枝裕和这次得有多烂啊，结果竟然还挺好看的？？剧本有效率，细节铺的也恰当，人物虽然有点悬浮但总的来说可以接受。最后我想了想，我国文艺片导演要都能有这一半会讲故事，大家也不至于在国内各种电影节反复遭受折磨了。
3.5星，前面觉得尼古拉斯凯奇自己演自己这个创意很有意思，到后面主线剧情反而俗了。凯奇还是那么疯，是让人想到《我心狂野》的那种疯。啊我是真的不喜欢《帕丁顿熊2》TAT
哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈 四星好看啊，分太低了拉一拉呀～前半段去掉家庭戏可以说是有神作倾向，后面就又开始淘气了哈哈哈哈哈疫情以来很久没看到这种舒适的电影了（当然可能因为我曾是nick的大粉丝
即使是宋康昊、裴斗娜、姜栋元这种阵容，剧情也是平淡松散到无法继续下去
抱著孩子去到醫院那場戲，姜棟元和李知恩對護士插科打諢說孩子是一個月大的時候，這戲劇的合理性和寫實性已經沒法看了。這簡直是導演對自己以往最大的背離（這樣身形的孩子怎麼可能是一個月大。而且可以讓觀眾相信能夠說服戲中的護士？）正如這片的架構全都是想當然的空中樓閣，無論警察，騙子，殺人犯，被遺棄的孩子，只要賦予他們一個合理的理由，都是被社會（家人）拋棄的角色，就能在挽救孩子這件事上共情，確實太想當然了，每個人物的動機都無法站住腳讓人信服。
挺好的想法，如果能像瞬息全宇宙那样，再深一点关于凯奇的内容就好了，粉丝的内容有点表面了。
看似宋康昊姜东元是掮客，其实里面的每个角色都是掮客，于是大家又互相救赎了一次~
@GoldenScene 是枝裕和真的不擅长处理高度戏剧化的剧本和如此密集的戏剧冲突，非常聒噪…
一众演员受限于剧本，也难有发挥空间。宋康昊一直是我心中TOP1“韩国演技之神”，但这次的表演只算中规中矩，远不及之前的作品…其余人更不用说，我家老婆IU、姜东元的演绎都难有深刻印象，而裴斗娜与李周映的警察存在更是令人迷惑。
最后30min内只有摩天轮和宾馆内熄灯两场戏3.5星。除了裴斗娜，其他人的演出看起来都像周五下午五点四十五分看似认真工作实际上只是在脑内放空等着打卡下班的社畜。以《奇迹笨小孩》为例，模式化的剧作本身并不会是问题所在，但如此模式的电影十分依仗观众的共情，如果牵引不出情绪，基本上意味着失语。同样的母题下与《晨曦将至》相比，是枝裕和被河濑直美爆杀。
用是枝裕和自己的话说，他最喜欢拍的是“带大人气的孩子和孩子气的大人”。他总是喜欢以极大的克制去呈现出人们的生活状况。不论是《奇迹》、《步履不停》还是《海街日记》，是枝裕和总能拍出以为血缘和疏离的为主题的感人的电影。并且从他出版的众多自己电影的小说也能看出，他对文本的设计，编剧的技巧是有一套完善并且实用的体系的。但是虽然连续尝试使用日本之外的演员阵容甚至叙事语境，早期作品情节中的犀利已经逐渐消失了，取而代之的是越来越显泛滥的温情，曾经严丝合缝的匠气也显得过度设计了。在《掮客》里，唯一闪光的地方似乎也只剩对于演员的“调教”了，也因此像锦上添花一般帮助宋康昊拿下又一座影帝奖杯。功能化的并且扁平的角色，突兀并且显得没有办法的结尾……作为作者电影的佼佼者，是枝裕和一直追求拍出“不是给观众提供答案，而是
所以这部电影算是在宣告凯奇叔还债完毕之后不会再接烂片的意思吗？那《国家宝藏3》能否安排一下？
3.5，不得不服是枝裕和厉害的地方还是很厉害，不但没有水土不服，还让IU就这么打进影后竞争了。但整体太煽了，除了摩天轮那场戏很有张力之外，其他片段的情感表达都让善与爱显得过分圣母。
75cannes首映/中庸的故事，与我相悖的生养观，一无是处的女演员，是枝裕和的复杂与细腻全都丢失了，很多设计（eg摩天轮的运用、火车灯光）太平平无奇，刁亦男都比他有创意，导演老啦。另，还是认为男导演请慎重触碰女性题材（滨口龙介除外）。
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